Squirrel Girl

Doreen Green was born a mutant with a prehensile tail and attributes akin to a squirrel. She can talk to squirrels and is often seen with a squirrel sidekick. By the time she turned 14, she was determined to use her abilities to become a super hero, and set out to start by becoming Iron Man's sidekick.

Her mutation was too strange for Iron Man even though she bested Doctor Doom for him, and she instead joined an unofficial team of beings with odd powers, the Great Lakes Avengers. Over time, she realized that she was 'hogging the spotlight' by defeating Thanos, Terrax, M.O.D.O.K. and even Fin Fang Foom while in the GLA, so she once again set out on her own with the intent of eventually joining the Avengers.

She took a job as nanny to Danni Cage, the newborn daughter of two Avengers, in the hopes that she'd get a chance to prove herself and join the team, instead finding happiness in being a nanny. ..Read More